By David McNeilThe watchdog role of journalists in Japan is on trial in several cases with enormous implications for freedom of the press hereIn a summer laden with portentous anniversaries, several important skirmishes between journalists and the people they keep tabs on passed by almost unnoticed.In July, Matsuoka Toshiyasu, president of the Rokusaisha publishing … [Read more...] about Bite the Dog-Press Freedom in Japan on Trial
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The Emperor, Modern Japan and the U.S.-Japan Relationship:
The foremost Western authority on the life and times of Emperor Hirohito -- known posthumously as the Emperor Showa -- talked to The Japan Times about the role of Japan's former "living god" and his place in history in comparison with other powerful twentieth century leaders including Hitler, Mussolini, Roosevelt and George W. Bush.In 2000, historian Herbert P. Bix shattered … [Read more...] about The Emperor, Modern Japan and the U.S.-Japan Relationship:
ピーク・オイル：石油争乱と２１世紀経済の行方
ピーク・オイル：石油争乱と２１世紀経済の行方リンダ・マクウェイグ著、益岡賢訳 作品社、386ページ、上製、2400円 2005年8月31日発売我田引水情報です。２００５年８月３１日に作品社から拙訳の最新刊『ピーク・オイル：石油争乱と２１世紀経済の行方』が出版されました。書店にそろそろ並んでいますので、ご案内致します。原書は Linda McQuaig, It's the Crude, Dude: War, Big Oil, and Fight for the Planet (Doubleday, CANADA, 2004) です。２００５年１月末、たまたまカナダのバンクーバーで一夜を過ごした際に、町の本屋さんでベストセラー棚に並んでいたもの。Read more … [Read more...] about ピーク・オイル：石油争乱と２１世紀経済の行方
Ultra-right Takes Initiative in Changing the Postwar State
by MUTO IchiyoCollision Course with Asia The Japanese state-remaking project with the reinstatement of the Japanese empire as a major pillar faces a crisis as it is causing serious deterioration of Japan’s relations with its Asian neighbors. As regards China, the problem drastically came into the open as “anti-Japan” demonstrations exploded and spread throughout China in … [Read more...] about Ultra-right Takes Initiative in Changing the Postwar State